BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br /> Pic: RickTomlinson/BNPS<br /> <br /> ***Please use full byline*** <br /> <br /> Aerial shot: Tracy Edwards' Maiden, Whitbread Round the World Race 1989-90.<br /> <br /> A boat that sailed into the history books 27 years ago but subsequently ran to ruin has been rescued by its former skipper and is now due to arrive home. <br /> <br /> Sailing heroine Tracy Edwards hit headlines in 1990 after leading the first all-female crew to the finish line of the prestigious Whitbread Round the World Race.<br /> <br /> When Miss Edwards, 54, checked up on the boat, called Maiden, in 2014 she was &quot;shocked&quot; and &quot;saddened&quot; to find it in a state of complete disrepair. <br /> <br /> After a successful fundraising campaign Maiden is scheduled to take to the seas once again June 2018 after being returned to her to her former glory.
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